Means for packing prefabricated doorframes



Nov. 22, 1949 E. GUERRANT MEANS FOR PACKING PREFABRICATED DOOR FRAMES 2SheetsSheet 1 Filed May 4, 1949 EDMONDS L. GUERRANT Jmaentor (IttomegNOV. 22, 1949 GUERRANT 2,489,029

MEANS FOR PACKING PREFABRICATED DOOR FRAMES Filed May 4, 1949 2Sheets-Sheet 2 EDMONDS L. GUERRANT Snventor (lttorneg Faieriteri 222,194% izgisgeze -MEAN S FOR PACKING PREFABRICATED DOORFRAMES Edmonds L.Guerrant, Fort Worth, Tex.

Application May 4, 1949, Serial No. 91,252

Claims.

This invention relates to prefabricated door and frame assemblies forhouses and other buildings, and has reference to assemblies havingdivided telescoping jambs for framing wall openings. A door frame of thetype referred to is fully described in my copending application, SerialNo 34,265, filed June 21, 1948.

An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive means forpacking and shipping door and frame assemblies of the referred to classand whereby said assemblies are adequately protectd against damage inshipping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a convenient method ofinstalling the door'and frame assemblies referred to in the wallopenings to be framed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a packing assembly for aprefabricated door and frame assembly which rigidly secures said frame,and whereby the latter is square upon delivery.

A particular object of the invention is to support the hinged doorwithin the frame until the door is secured in the wall opening.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of the invention andshowing a prefabricated door and frame assembly packed for shipping.

Figure 2 is a broken front elevation of the assembly illustrated inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the corner packing boxes, andshowing the same inverted relative to Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a broken perspective view of the lower corner of the lockedge of a door, and showirr the temporary lower spacer block attachedthereto.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of a prefabricated door andframe assembly of the divided telescoping jamb type.

Figure 6 is a borken perspective view showing the relative positions ofthe wall opening, the frame, door, and lower spacer block as they appearduring one phase of the installation operation.

Figure 7 is a perspective view similar to Figure 4, but showing thetemporary upper-spacer block attached to the upper edge of the door andnailed to the header of the frame.

Figure 8 is a front elevational view similar to Figure 2, of the lowerend of a modified form of packing assembly showing a spacing arrangementand box assembly instead of the tie board illustrated in the preferredform of the invention.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a lower corner box as illustrated inFigure 8.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a prefabricated frame of thetelescoping jamb type, and has a door H suspended therein by means ofhinges 12. The lock and lock hardware, not shown, are also included inthe assembly. A rectangular tie board l3, larger than the bottom end ofthe frame I0, is temporarily nailed to the lower ends of the frame, andtriangular corner boxes I4 are positioned over and receive the uppercorners of said frame. As particularly shown in Figure 3, each cornerbox M is comprised of a pair of blocks l5 arranged at right angles withrespect to each other and secured along their outer edges by means ofopposing angular sides l6. Preferably, the boxes M are made of lumberand nailed together, but within the present invention these members maybe made of other suitable material. In assembly, the boxes M arepositioned over and receive the upper corners of the frame 10, and asteel tension or crating strap I1 is positioned around said boxes andthe tie member I3. The ends of the strap l l are joined by means of oneor more clips 18, ordinarily used for such purpose. By reason of thedescribed packing assembly, it will be noted that corners of the frame[0 are protected from damage during shipping, and that the assembliesmay be stacked one upon the other without the frames l0 rubbingtogether. The door knobs l9 are preferably removed for shipping so asnot to project beyond the triangular surfaces I6 of the corner boxes l4,or the longi tudinal edges of the tie member l3.

As particularly shown in Figure 4, there is an L-shaped lower supportblock 20 comprised of two smaller blocks or members 2| and 22 secured attheir corners and which L-shaped block or support is positioned aroundthe lower edge of the door H and the lock edge of said door. The

upright member 22 is nailed into the vertical edge of the door, and whenthe door is within 3 the frame, said vertical member is positionedbetween the doors edge and the adjacent door jamb 23. The lower member2| fits between the bottom edge of the door II and the upper surface ofthe tie member II.

An upper spacer block 24 is nailed to the upper edge of the door I Iand, in assembly, is positioned inwardly of the header portion of theframe III, in the manner to be described. By reason of the positions ofthe lower and upper spacer blocks 20 and 24, it will be apparent thatthe door II is well supported in the frame I for shipping when the strapI1 is tightened, and that the arrangement and attachment of said blocksis such that they will not interfere with opening the door after theframe III has been installed in the wall opening 25 to be framed. Thehalves of the frame I0 may be additionally secured for shipping bydriving nails 26 through the header 2'' of said frame, but said nailsshould not be completely driven in order thatthey may be readily removedwhen necessary. As shown in Figure 7, the nail 28 for holding the upperspacer block 28 in place should be of such a length that it may bedriven into the header 2! and into the upper edge of the door II. Itwill be noted that the described arrangement of the nails 23 and 28 doesnot mar the appearance of the door I I. The nail 28 serves theadditional purpose of holding the door II shut during shipping.

The frame I0. illustrated in detail in Figures 5 and 6, extendsvertically along each side of the door II and across the top thereof,and includes casings 23 on each side of a telescoping jamb arrangement30. One of the lambs 23, previously referred to, is L-shaped in crosssection and has its recessed portion or groove 3| outwardly positionedrelative to the door opening and toward the component L-shaped jamb 32which is oppositely arranged. A stop 33 is nailed to the surface of thefirst referred to jamb member 23 and is arranged to cover the recessedportion or groove 3|. In assembly, the groove 3| receives the tongue 34of the second referred to jamb member 32.

When installing the frame III, the packaged assembly, as illustrated inFigure l; is uncrated near the wall opening 25 to be framed. The strapI1 is cut, and the tie member I3 and the corner boxes II are removed.The nails 28 and 28 in the header 2'! are then removed, and the groovedside of the frame III, to which the door II is hinged and secured, ispositioned in the wall opening 25 and the jamb 23 is shimmed or blockedin place and the casing 28 is nailed to one wall surface 35. The tongueside of the frame It is then positioned in the wall opening 25 and thecasing 29 is nailed to its adjacent wall surface 35. The iamb members 23and 32 are arranged in telescoping position, as shown in Figure 5, andare brought together as closely as possible, after which nails aredriven through the stops 33 and through the respective jamb members.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figures 8 and 9 is the same asillustrated in Figures 1 through 7 with the exception of an alternatemeans for rigidly securing the lower ends of the frame It relative toeach other. Triangular boxes 35, similar to the previously describedboxes II, are positioned over and receive the lower ends of the frameI0. Each box 35 is comprised of a pair of blocks 31 positioned at rightangles-along adjoining edges and secured on opposite sides by means oftriangular sides 38?. Within the right angle formed by the adiacentblocks 31, there is a rectangular spacer 38 which, in assembly, isreceived between the casing members 29 of the frame and bears againstthe jamb arrangement 30. The described L-shaped spacer block 20 ispositioned along side of and beneath the edge of the door H in themanner previously described, and rests upon the surface of the lowerblock 31 of the adjacent box 35. The tension band IT is positionedaround the upper and lower boxes I4 and 35, and by reason of thelocation of the hinges I2 and the spacer blocks 20 and 24, the assemblyis well secured and protected for the purposes described.

The described form of the invention may be made and installed in manyways within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A packing assembly for a'rectangular door frame including sidemembers joined by a header at their upper ends, and having a doormounted therein, and comprising: means rigidly securing the lower endsof said side members relative to each other, boxes positioned over andreceiving the upper corners of said frame, a spacer block positionedbetween the bottom edge of said door and said means securing the lowerends of said side members, and a tension strap around said frame andsaid boxes in a plane parallel to said frame and intermediate the facingsides thereof.

2. A packing assembly for a rectangular door frame including sidemembers joined at their upper ends by a, header, and having a doormounted therein, and comprising: means securing the lower ends of saidside members relative to each other, boxes positioned over and receivingthe upper corners of said frame, an L-shaped spacer block positionedbetween said means securing the lower ends of said side members and thebot tom of said door, said L-shaped spacer block extending upwardlybetween the lock edge of said door and the inner surface of the adjacentsaid side member, said L-shaped spacer block being detachably secured tosaid door, and a tension strap aroundsaid frame and said boxes in aplane parallel to said frame and intermediate the facing sides thereof.

3. A packing assembly for a rectangular door frame including sidemembers joined at their upper ends by a' header, and having a doormounted therein, and comprising: a tie member in the form of a flatboard mounted across the lower ends of said side members, boxespositioned over and receiving the upper corners of said frame, a spacerblock positioned between the bottom edge of said door and the uppersurface of said tie member, and a tension strap around said tie memberand said boxes in a plane parallel to said frame and intermediate thefacing sides thereof.

.4. A packing assembly for a rectangular door frame including sidemembers joined at their upper ends by a header, and having a doormounted therein, and comprising: a tie member in the form of a flatboard mounted across the lower ends of said side members, boxespositioned over and receiving the upper corners of said frame, anL-shaped spacer block positioned between the upper surface of said tiemember and the bottom of said door and extending upwardly eludingvertical side members joined at their upper ends by a header, and havinga door mounted therein, and comprising: a tie member in the form of aflat board mounted across the lower ends of said vertical members, boxespositioned over and receiving the upper corners of said frame, spacerblocks above and beneath said door,

parallel to said frame and intermediate the facing sides thereof.

EDMONDS L. GUERRANT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 Number Name Date 1,168,986 Whittemore Jan. 18,1916 1,770,516 Griffith July 15, 1930 2,266,483 Way Dec. 16, 1941

